2c. just for the record: i can't choose. both words fit fine. except that "malleable" is quite often applied to software. so if the idea to emphasize uniqueness of pharo, then i think better to use other word. Anyways, don't put all bets on one horse. IMO no matter what key word will be, if message contents is good :) On 20 February 2012 20:01, Helene Bilbo <thereluctantprogrammer@fastmail.fm> wrote:
Stéphane Ducasse wrote
On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:26 AM, Ben Coman wrote:
Pharo a plastic language to build evolvable and debuggable applications.
Plastic = "(in science and technology) of or relating to the permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of force."
"General term for a fake, or in reference to a shallow person." http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/plastic
Yes I looked at that and I was not happy with it.
resilience may be better
Even the connotation of plastic surgery is perfect: don't like the nose of your program? change it! "Plastic" is disputable. That's exactly what you want to be :) Resilience on the other hand sounds a lot like "coping" and "hardiness". Very gray and motivated from the negative.
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